Former Beaver Johnny Hekker in the middle of NFL tie, and Week 10 players with local ties

St. Louis Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein (right) reacts Sunday after missing a 58-yard field goal with punter Johnny Hekker during OT of the game against San Francisco.Jeff Chiu/The Associated Press

At Candlestick Park, San Francisco and St. Louis were stranded at 24-24 at the end of OT on Sunday, the NFL's first tie game in four years.

St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher blamed the delay of game penalty that nullified Greg Zuerlein's apparent game-winning 53-yard field goal in overtime on rookie mistakes.

Fisher called a timeout after second down to discuss the kick and tell players, "They will not ice you," because the 49ers were out of timeouts.

"So, get out there, get set, kick it through those two poles because we've got a plane waiting for us," Fisher said. "It's just unfortunate, just one of those things."

Both Zuerlein and holder Johnny Hekker, also the punter and a former Oregon State standout, are rookies and after the game Hekker said the delay was his fault.

"Greg said he gave me the head nod at four seconds," Hekker told The Associated Press, adding that he should've been aware of the clock. "Never had a nod-to-hand flash take more than four seconds, so I'm still kind of puzzled how that happened. We had chances to win the game, and didn't win the game."

On the plus side, Hekker completed a 21-yard pass to safety Rodney McLeod from punt formation after the 49ers' Chris Culliver didn't cover McLeod. Hekker did it again in the fourth quarter and had a notable 118.8 passer rating on the day.

Rams running back Steven Jackson, another former Oregon State star,
scored a touchdown on a seven-yard run in the second quarter.

At Tampa Bay, the Bucs got help from linebacker Adam Heyward – a former Portland State standout -- who scooped up a blocked punt and ran 29 yards for a second-quarter touchdown in a 34-24 win over San Diego.

Here is our look at how NFL players with ties to Oregon and Southwest Washington fared in Week 10:

QUARTERBACK

Name

Team

C/A

YDS

TD

I

RU

YDS

TD

Matt MooreIn a 37-3 loss to TennesseeTie: OSU

MIA

0/0

0

0

0

1

1

0

RUNNING BACKS

Name

Team

ATT

YDS

TD

FL

REC

YDS

TD

LeGarrette BlountIn a 34-24 win over San DiegoTie: UO

TB

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

Steven JacksonIn a 24-24 tie with San FranciscoTie: OSU

StL

29

101

1

0

2

26

0

Jacquizz RodgersIn a 31-27 loss at New OrleansTie: OSU

Atl

3

29

0

0

4

33

0

Jonathan StewartIn a 36-14 loss to DetroitTie: UO

Car

8

31

0

1

2

23

0

TIGHT ENDS

Name

Team

REC

YDS

TD

RU

YDS

TD

FL

Ed DicksonIn a 55-20 win over OaklandTie: UO

Balt

2

59

0

0

0

0

0

David PaulsonIn a 16-13 OT win over Kansas CityTie: UO

Pit

2

15

0

0

0

0

1

Dante RosarioIn a 34-24 loss at Tampa BayTie: Dayton H.S./UO

SD

1

11

0

0

0

0

0

DEFENSE

Name

Team

TKL

SOLO

SCK

INT

FF

TD

Nick BarnettIn 37-31 loss at New EnglandTie: OSU

Buf

6

4

0

0

0

0

Brandon BrownerIn 28-7 win over N.Y. JetsTie: OSU

Sea

2

1

0

0

0

0

Victor ButlerIn 38-23 win at PhiladelphiaTie: OSU

Dal

3

2

1.0

0

0

0

Jarius ByrdIn a 37-31 loss at New EnglandTie: UO

Buf

4

3

0

0

0

0

Adam HaywardScored on a 29 yd of blocked punt;in a 34-24 win over San DiegoTie: PSU